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Friday, October 28th, 2005
Powerful and practical
inventory management software
Material Manager™ is a highly targeted software application for the stone and solid surface industry that allows you to effectively manage, track, and utilize your material. Unique from other software suites available to countertop fabricators, Material Manager™ focuses on improving your ability to manage and control inventory during all stages of a job, saving you time and money in the shop as well as the front office.
Get the most out of your material.
Material Manager™ is a robust yet easy to use inventory management system that integrates job planning and processing in order to seamlessly track material through the production cycle. Featuring full bar code support, label and report printing, and sophisticated job planning capabilities, Material Manager™ enables you to optimize material utilization, plan sheet/slab cuts, and streamline your entire fabrication process.
You can visit our website at www.oazao.com
Thanks
Matt Brown
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Saturday, September 10th, 2005
STONE HILL BRAZILIAN GRANITE
Stone Hill Import and Export is Headquartered in Vitoria, Espirito Santo Brasil the heartbeat of Brazilian Granite. Our port of Vitoria is one of the largest in the world in terms of tonnage. Espirito Santo supplies over 60% of all granite produced in Brasil. Brasil is one of the world leaders in granite production.
We would like to supply you with the finest quality Brazilian Granite to enhance your building projects. With advanced technologies, we can supply countertops, tables, sinks, flooring, etc. made to your specifications regardless of the number of containers you order . We also supply slabs by the container load of any granite that is available at the time. Flamed or polished, all are finished with superior technology and care.
Contact:
Louis E. Crawford/Director
Rua. Constante Sodre 1341 Apto. 601
29.055-420 Vitória/ES - Brasil
Cellular 55-27-9941-9025
brimexbrazil@hotmail.com
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Thursday, August 18th, 2005
WHY A BARKOW STONE CARRIER?
Getting Started
After Barkow’s professional installers have mounted the stone carrier on your vehicle*, there are a few things you’ll need to know about your new Barkow Stone Carrier. A typical van or pick up rack can hold 1,000 lbs. per side, conservatively, which is ultimately dependent upon the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of your truck. Since the amount of granite or marble needed for a kitchen installation weighs 600-700 lbs., our carriers are the perfect way to transport stone safely.
In addition, since our stone carriers are mounted approximately 18” from the ground, stone handling is much easier than the more traditional method of loading it and removing it from the bed of a box truck or pick up truck.
Loading Stone For Transport
Stakes are the removable vertical tubes that are used to secure the stone to the rack and prevent your valuable product from moving during transport. Stakes need to be removed from the rack before loading the stone. The stone should be placed at the forward-most location on the rack so that it is touching the front loadstop. The stone carrier is mounted at a 6-degree slant, so you can temporarily leave the stone without worrying about it tipping and falling off.
Proper Use of Stakes
The stakes should then be replaced by first fitting the top hook into the top of the stone carrier, then fitting the lower tip into the ledgeboard. The stakes should be spaced evenly along the length of your product. At this point the BarkleatsTM (triangular rubber cleats that hang from the stakes), should be pushed snugly up against the stone, and the wing nut tightened. You will notice Barkow stakes have a spring- loaded bottom tip. This is a safety feature called Stake-Loc®, which prevents the stakes from coming out during transport.
Straps
As an additional safety measure, we encourage our customers to use strap assemblies in conjunction with our stakes. All of our stone carriers come equipped with horizontal “B” loadholding slats. The “B” slats have our patented round (stone cushioning) rubber Barpads® every 8” on center, while also providing rectangular slots that accept straps.
“Barstack” for Backsplashes
Often, backsplashes are part of the final stone installation. For transporting backsplashes we offer the Barkow “Barstack”. Barstack is actually a secondary removable ledgeboard that mounts to an upper horizontal slat. A Barstack set consists of two removable ledgeboards and one removable loadstop. Backsplashes are then secured with stakes and straps. Because Barkow BarkleatsTM line up with horizontal slats, your stone must be pinched between two pieces of rubber, ensuring no movement during transport.
Monthly Maintenance
As a final thought, we encourage you to check the nuts and bolts monthly on your mounting kit. A good habit to get into is to check your equipment on the same day each month.
Why a Barkow Stone Carrier?
F. Barkow Inc. is conservative in nature; if anything, our products are “overbuilt.” We do everything we can to ensure that our customers don’t lose product off of their trucks. In addition, we’ve built our stone carriers with an eye towards cutting down on breakage and reducing employee injury.
* Please note that Barkow Stone Carriers can also be shipped to you with detailed mounting instructions. There is no additional charge to have the carrier mounted in our shop in Milwaukee.
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Sunday, June 26th, 2005
A marble backsplash mural or wall display makes the perfect complement for antiques, beautiful china, flea market finds, vintage furnishings, garage sales, ephemera, trade show collections, or bottles of your favorite wine or brew.
The images are baked into the marble so the quality of the marble with its shading, nicks, crannies and rounded edges become part of the old world, vintage and European effect
Perfume Label Art, dated from 1894 - 1905 on Tumbled Marble Tiles, an unusual wall decor for the bath, dressing room, powder room, spa, country club. Alternate plain botticino tumbled marble tiles, or add a few tiles onto each wall. An important trend in decorating is chic and shabby. Perfume labels on tiles would be an important accessory to this theme
Alternate wine label images on tumbled marble tiles to create a wine collectors dream environment.
Looking for something different? Vintage Veggie, fruit or flower seed packets transferred onto marble for a kitchen backsplash, pantry or garden room.
Crazy about pets? Vintage cat and dog food can labels on tiles will complete your pets Bark Avenue suite.
A dressing area with old hotel and airline tiles randomly placed on a marble wall as a backdrop for your favorite vintage Louis Vuitton trunk– ooh la la
There are no limits to your imagination and collection .
Alicia Tapp
1-888-786-8823
Visit her site at: www.aliciatappdesigns.com
editors note:
I saw some of these tile when I was in Las Vegas last year…they are cool! If you get a client that wants something the neigbors don't have….Alicia can hook them up!
Mark
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Monday, June 6th, 2005
Our friends from Stone Pro would like us to take a look at these bits.
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Saturday, May 21st, 2005
Our friends from Stone Pro would like us to take a look at these polishing pads.
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Friday, April 29th, 2005
Mark Eisenwinter submitted this product for us to take a look at!
The Fab-Saw is the most advanced and practical Stone Rail Saw for the counter-top fabrication market. It is fully manufactured in the US. This portable rail saw is made of T6 aluminum for durability and strength. The Fab-Saw is designed for cutting stone slabs in fabrication shops or on site locations. It is fully GFI protected and comes 2 HP / 120 Volt or 3 HP / 240 Volt.
We stand behind this new saw with a full one year warranty of workmanship which includes the motor and all electrical components.
The excruded aluminum rails are straight to .020” in 13 feet. The bottoms of the rails contain vulcanized poly that will not let go. The Fab-Saw was designed for simplicity and strength. The Fab-Saw will accept a 14” blade that is sold separately. Testing has proven the Fab-Saw cuts faster than our competition with a comparable motor.The Fab-Saw comes with 3 – 6’.5” rails. Two of the rails join to make one sturdy continuous rail, with a total length of 13’.
Standard items included with saw:
3 sections of rail
Drip proof motor
Waterfeed attachment
Standard water connections
Built in GFI
Anodized aluminum finish
Specifications:
2 or 3 HP drip proof motors
14” blade capacity – 60 mm arbor
4 cm cutting depth
Weighs only 82 pounds
Plunge cut capability
Easy set-up and portable
Direction of cut is counter clockwise to reduce chipping
Roller guide system
You can find out more about this tool at www.granitecitytools.com!
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
Curtis Reichhold submitted this for us to take a look at.
Alpha500 Bridge Saw
Fully motorized machine, total power 22 HP, with tilting disc up to 46 degree
controlled by Panel with auto increments and manual mode. Control Panel
in mm/inches with Laser light, digital position on turn table, manual cutting
step cutting, auto cutting up to 162 cuts. Separate Panel for Turning table
with locking positions every 45 degree, plus braking system for any position.
Table tilts up to to 85 degree for loading slabs, powered by hydraulic system.
Table may spin in both directions, speed can be also regulated.
Remote control with 6 buttons.
Max Disc size is 20" with 50mm core.
Steel Legs: heavy duty, 1,500 lb weight each leg.
All major electric and electronic parts are available worldwide. We use only the
the best brands such as Toshiba, Siemens, Telemecanique and Omron.
Curtis can be reached at curt@reichholdmachinery.com
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2005
Bob Alsup from Northwood CNC submitted this item for us to take a look at.
We developed the NW-138S to satisfy the demanding needs of the contemporary stone fabricator. The machine's large work envelope (156" x 96" x 14") will easily allow processing an entire slab. With the current trend in the Natural Stone Counter top industry to be larger parts (islands and peninsulas) and fewer seams, it only seemed sensible to design a machine tool that would permit machining an entire granite slab if needed. This machine has the ability to produce the largest part that granite slab can yield! The large table also makes it possible to set-up multiple parts and our industry exclusive StoneVision™ software automatically optimizes toolpaths to minimize the number of tool changes needed. The machine's 32 tool position automatic tool changer easily handles four (4) complete profiles with additional space for finger bits, drills, etc.
We designed this machine with special attention to the needs of the operator. When the machine completes a program, the massive machine gantry retracts to the rear of the machine providing total access to the machine's worktable. This provides the necessary clearances for material lifting equipment as well as a "clear view" for the StoneLaser Pod/Part location system. Even the water collection tank in the front was designed to serve as a "step" to provide easier access for the machine operator, for loading and unloading the machine.
Our Northwood Engineers used the latest "Finite Element Analysis" (F.E.A) design software to produce a machine frame that consist of only four (4) major structural components, the base frame, the gantry, and the gantry transition elements (2). The frame structure is so rigid that the entire machine can be lifted by a single (large)forklift and positioned in the shop. Please note however, that the massiveness of the Northwood NW-138S prohibits it from fitting into a shipping container. For this reason, the machine is not being made available overseas!
Northwood's Industry Leading StoneLaser Productivity Package IS available with the NW-138S!
Bob Alsup
502-267-5504
http://www.northwoodstoneworks.com
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Monday, March 28th, 2005
Giovanni from Ghines submitted this item for us to learn about.
SECTOR MULTISPEED
Electronic portable shape-milling machine
It shapes and polishes any type of stone material.
NEW FEATURE!
GHINES has further improved the SECTOR portable shape-milling machines!
GLIDING WHEELS + AQUAPLANING = AQUAWHEEL
Gliding system on a set of lubricated rollers
Now SECTOR can glide on a set of nylon rollers, individually lubricated with a constant jet of water. Meanwhile, the AQUAWHEEL system keeps the working area free from chips & slurry as it washes down the rollers ensuring a well balanced level to the operating head.
HOW SECTOR WORKS
The shaping and polishing process is realized into a number from 5 to 7 phases, according to the kind of material. Thanks to the adjustable rotation speed and the quality of GHINESTOOLS, achieving a perfect polishing is fast and easy.
The spindle starts by default at the speed of 3000 rpm, in order not to compromise the vulcanized wheels with an excessive rotation speed.
The rotation speed can be finely adjusted from 2400 to over 10000 rpm through two buttons marked +/- and is visualized on the digital tachometer. These features allow to exploit the properties of every single tool to their maximum: the diamond wheels must operate at maximum speed to obtain best cutting performances and longer lifetime; whereas the polishing ones must not exceed 3000-3500 rpm, according to the kind of material.
This simple process keeps the same schedule and costs both on “simple” profiles (full bullnose, bird's beck etc) and on of bigger complexity.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Spindle (stainless steel)
Rotation speed: from 2400 to over 10000 rpm
Digital tachometer
- Rise and fall: 35 mm
- Framework: die-casted aluminium
- Power: 2 kW
- Electronic vectorial inverter
- Supply tension: 230V/50-60Hz singlephase
- Thermal overload safety cut-out
- Operating head: 350 x 550 x 350 mm, 34 kg
- Power unit: 430 x 470 x 230 mm, 18,2 kg
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